Strayer University-Global Region Master of Science in Accounting, Taxation in 2027

Strayer University's Master of Science in Accounting with a taxation concentration is a 100% online degree made of 12 courses at $1,715 each. You study in 11-week terms, choose how many courses to take at a time and finish with three tax courses and a graduate accounting capstone.

Strayer builds this degree in two parts. Nine core courses cover the accounting and business base, from financial accounting and cost accounting to auditing, accounting information systems, economics, finance, commercial law and quantitative methods. Then you add a three-course taxation concentration that moves from individual tax to organizational tax to international tax.

Every course is worth 4.5 quarter credit hours, so the full degree comes to 54 quarter credit hours. You take everything online, and the school describes the program as one you can complete from where you live, on your time. Institutional accreditation comes from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

The school lists 12 courses at $1,715 per course, which adds up to $20,580 in tuition. Other charges are a $65 technology fee each term, a $150 one-time degree conferral fee and a $100 resource kit per course. Strayer offers a few ways to bring the price down. Its Alumni Master's Scholarship takes $4,000 off a master's degree for alumni who keep a GPA of 2.5 or greater.

The school also advertises 50% off tuition when you enroll in two master's courses, with eligibility rules that apply. If you're bringing four or more transfer courses, the school's cost estimator says you may be eligible for a $5,000 scholarship. And if your employer is one of Strayer's corporate partners, you may qualify for tuition savings through that arrangement.

Who It Fits

• Working parents: the program is fully online with 11-week terms, and you're free to choose how many courses to take each term.
• Accountants who want an international angle: ACC 568 covers the tax systems of key European, Asian, African, South American and Central American countries, plus Canada.
• Employees at partner companies: Strayer lists corporate partners that give employees tuition savings, so it's worth checking whether your employer is on the list.
• Strayer alumni: an Alumni Master's Scholarship is worth $4,000 for graduates who keep a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or greater.
• Students with credits from elsewhere: you can transfer up to four eligible classes from a prior college or university into the master's degree.

The taxation concentration is three courses. ACC 555, Individual Tax Research and Planning, is a comprehensive study of the federal income tax structure and applies income tax accounting to problems faced by individual taxpayers and proprietorships. ACC 565, Organizational Tax Research and Planning, moves into corporate and partnership taxation and adds estate and gift taxes, fiduciary accounting, tax-exempt entities and qualified and nonqualified plans.

ACC 568, International Tax Planning and Research, surveys the tax systems of countries on several continents and works through partnership and corporate planning, joint ventures and consolidated returns filed in the United States.

The core adds the rest of the accounting picture. ACC 557 covers the accounting cycle, financial statements and ratio analysis. ACC 560, Cost Accounting, focuses on cost control, budgeting and profit planning.

ACC 562, Advanced Auditing, looks at professional standards, ethics, internal control and statistical sampling. ACC 564, Accounting Information Systems, applies systems analysis to the accounting process. Outside accounting you take Managerial Economics and Globalization, Financial Management, Commercial Law and Quantitative Methods.

The degree ends with ACC 599, the Graduate Accounting Capstone. You apply what you learned across financial and managerial accounting, forensic accounting and auditing to real-world business cases involving complex accounting decisions.

Courses the School Names

• Individual Tax Research and Planning
• Organizational Tax Research and Planning
• International Tax Planning and Research

Standout Features

• $4,000 Alumni Master's Scholarship for Strayer alumni with a 2.5 GPA or greater
• 50% off tuition when enrolling in two master's courses (eligibility rules apply)

The degree requires 54 quarter credit hours: 40.5 from nine core courses and 13.5 from the three-course concentration. Each course lasts 11 weeks. In the school's cost estimator you choose either two or three courses a term, and the school lists three or four terms a year, so your pace depends on how many you take and how many terms you use.

Twelve courses at two a term would take six terms, and at three a term would take four terms. Up to four eligible classes can transfer in from a prior college or university, which shortens the path if you've earned graduate credit.

This program is 100% online and the school frames it as flexible, so you're able to finish from home on your own schedule. Courses run in 11-week terms. You get one-on-one academic coaches and career planning services, and the school says its faculty bring years of real-world industry experience to the classroom.

Because you can take two or three courses in a term, you can scale your load up during a quiet stretch at work and down when things get busy.

Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and the Master of Science in Accounting is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). An education review published by College Transitions noted that MSCHE regional accreditation carries full federal recognition for financial aid eligibility, credit transferability and employer recognition.

Admission asks for a completed application, official transcripts from all colleges or universities you've attended and a government-issued photo ID. Career planning services are available to students, and the capstone course asks you to work through realistic accounting decisions before you graduate.

Where this degree can lead: Masters in Taxation Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

Students posting on OnlineU in 2026 describe Strayer as an amazing experience for a graduate student with a family and a full-time job, say the professors seem to care about their success and say online study makes it easier to balance school, work and family. One student singled out the helpful coaches.

Niche reports that 92% of students agree the online courses were positive experiences. Niche also rates Strayer's online graduate school 4.63 out of 5 from 128 reviews. OnlineU gives Strayer's accounting master's programs 4.1 out of 5.

Employers show up too: a 2025 announcement expanding Strayer's education benefits to all U.S. Best Buy employees said the retailer had already partnered with Strayer for over a decade on tuition discounts and reduced fees.

• How many courses per term do advisors recommend if you work full time?
• Which of your prior graduate credits count toward the four transferable classes?
• Does your employer appear on the corporate partner list, and what discount does that bring?
• How do the Alumni Master's Scholarship and the two-course tuition offer combine in your situation?

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